This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Subject Complements – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subject Complements Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the sentence 'The flowers smell sweet, ' the word 'smell' is a linking verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Which word best completes the sentence:'The soup ..... cold.' A) Is. B) Be. C) Seems. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 3. Alison sounded unhappy on the phone. A) Predicate Adjective. B) Predicate Nominative. C) Direct Object. D) Indirect Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate Adjective. 4. Identify the subject complement. Her dream is to become a doctor. A) Become. B) Doctor. C) Is. D) Dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doctor. 5. Complete the sentence:During the test, I became ..... about the results. A) Unsure. B) Sure. C) Nervous. D) Excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous. 6. Complete the sentence:After the storm, the sky ..... clear. A) Become. B) Becoming. C) Became. D) Becomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Became. 7. The squirrel leaped into a tree.Leaped is a ..... A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 8. What type of subject complement is option in the sentence? Mark's idea is an option to consider. A) Predicate pronoun. B) Predicate noun. C) Predicate adjective. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate noun. 9. Which word is the subject complement in this sentence:'The winner of the race was she.'? A) Race. B) She. C) Was. D) Winner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She. 10. Transitive or Intransitive?The Rams are from Los Angeles. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 11. Identify the subject complement. India is the location where the diamond was originally mined. A) Diamond. B) Mined. C) Originally. D) Location. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Location. 12. In the sentence 'The sky is blue.', what is the subject complement? A) The. B) Sky. C) Blue. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blue. 13. Does this sentence contain an action verb or a linking verb?The thunder was loud and scary. A) Action Verb. B) Linking Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking Verb. 14. It was so hot yesterday.Hot is the ..... A) Predicate noun. B) Predicate adjective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate adjective. 15. Choose the correct linking verb:The teacher ..... always patient with us. A) Are. B) Have. C) Has. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 16. Identify the linking verb in this sentence:'The room became quiet.' A) Quiet. B) The. C) Became. D) Room. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Became. 17. That ghost appears kind and gentle. A) Action Verb. B) Linking Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking Verb. 18. What part of the sentence is a subject complement? The African Alexandrite is a beautiful gem. A) The noun at the start of the sentence. B) A beautiful gem. C) African Alexandrite. D) The action of the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A beautiful gem. 19. Which is a correct subject complement? A) The winner is he. B) The winner is him. C) The winner is runs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The winner is he. 20. Choose the Compound Subject Complement-As a boy Leonardo was handsome and charming. A) Leonardo was. B) Handsome and charming. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Handsome and charming. 21. Complete the sentence:'This soup smells ..... ' A) Well. B) Good. C) Better. D) Goodly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good. 22. What is the direct object?:Barb handed Dax a dry towel. A) Barb. B) Dax. C) A dry towel. D) Handed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A dry towel. 23. The soup became ..... A) Cold. B) Happy. C) Tall. D) Fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold. 24. Choose the correct linking verb:'The flowers ..... beautiful in the garden.' A) Is. B) Are. C) Look. D) Smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 25. Which word is the predicate nominative in the sentence: "His favorite subject is mathematics." A) Subject. B) Mathematics. C) Is. D) Favorite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mathematics. 26. Complete the sentence:The flowers ..... in the garden. A) Are. B) Appear. C) Grow. D) Smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appear. 27. Which sentence uses seem as a linking verb? A) He seems tired. B) He seems the ball. C) He seems quickly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He seems tired. 28. Which of the following is a subject complement? A) Ran B) Is happy C) In the park A) Ran. B) Is happy. C) In the park. D) Jumped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is happy. 29. True or False:In the sentence 'The dessert tasted too sweet.', 'tasted' is an action verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Select the correct linking verb and subject complement in the sentence: "The cake smells wonderful." A) Linking verb:smells; Subject complement:cake. B) Linking verb:cake; Subject complement:smells. C) Linking verb:wonderful; Subject complement:cake. D) Linking verb:smells; Subject complement:wonderful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linking verb:smells; Subject complement:wonderful. 31. Choose the correct linking verb:'The cake ..... wonderful.' A) Smell. B) Smells. C) Smelled. D) Smelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smells. 32. True or False:In 'The dinner smells fantastic, ' 'fantastic' is the subject complement. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 33. In the sentence 'His brother became a doctor, ' what is the subject complement? A) His. B) Became. C) Doctor. D) Brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doctor. 34. Find the subject complement. The soup tastes salty. A) Soup. B) The. C) Tastes. D) Salty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Salty. 35. The box is a present for my friend. A) Present (S)friend (SC). B) Box (S)friend (SC). C) The (S)friend (SC). D) Box (S)present (SC). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Box (S)present (SC). 36. The team won the game in the last 10 seconds. A) Indirect Object. B) Predicate Adjective. C) Direct Object. D) Predicate Nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct Object. 37. Exercise 2:Recognizing Predicate AdjectivesIdentify the predicate adjective(s) in the sentence.11. Her voice on the telephone sounded muffled. A) Muffled. B) Her. C) Voice. D) Telephone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muffled. 38. Identify the subject complement. The teacher is a mentor to many students. A) Mentor. B) Students. C) Teacher. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mentor. 39. Exercise 1:Recognizing Predicate NominativesIdentify the predicate nominative(s) in the sentence.3. Good sources of protein are eggs, meat, or beans. A) Eggs. B) Eggs, meat, beans. C) Sources. D) Protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eggs, meat, beans. 40. Complete the sentence:The winner will be ..... A) him B) he C) his D) himself A) He. B) Him. C) His. D) Himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He. 41. That soup tastes delicious.Tastes is a ..... A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 42. Which sentence contains a predicate noun as the subject complement? A) The dog runs fast. B) The movie was exciting. C) They felt nervous before the exam. D) She is the captain of the team. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She is the captain of the team. 43. Identify the subject, linking verb, and complement: "The problem is the solution itself." A) Subject:The problem; Linking verb:is; Complement:the solution itself. B) Subject:The problem; Linking verb:the; Complement:is solution itself. C) Subject:Solution itself; Linking verb:problem; Complement:is the. D) Subject:The solution; Linking verb:is; Complement:the problem itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject:The problem; Linking verb:is; Complement:the solution itself. 44. Complete the sentence:'After the rain, the garden ..... fresh and new.' A) Seeming. B) Seemed. C) Seems. D) Seem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seems. 45. Complete the sentence:The movie ..... boring to me. A) Seemed. B) Seems. C) Seeming. D) Seem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seems. 46. The children are sleepy.Feels is a ..... A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 47. What is the subject complement in this sentence? The room became quiet. A) The. B) Became. C) Room. D) Quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quiet. 48. Find the subject complement. The weather turned stormy. A) Weather. B) Turned. C) Stormy. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stormy. 49. The students were excited at the park.Excited is ..... A) The predicate noun. B) The predicate adjective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The predicate adjective. 50. In the sentence 'The cookies taste sweet, ' which word is the subject complement? A) Taste. B) The. C) Cookies. D) Sweet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sweet. 51. Which of the following is the subject complement in "The car seems expensive" ? A) The car. B) Seems. C) Expensive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expensive. 52. True or False:In the sentence 'That cake tastes delicious, ' 'delicious' is the subject complement. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. Identify the subject complement in the sentence: "My brother became a doctor." A) My brother. B) Became. C) A doctor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A doctor. 54. Choose the correct linking verb:'The dog ..... tired after the walk.' A) Look. B) Looks. C) Looked. D) Looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looks. 55. Identify the subject complement in this sentence:'The winner of the contest was a young girl.' A) Young. B) Contest. C) Winner. D) Girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Girl. 56. The students ate their lunch in silence. A) Predicate Nominative. B) Direct Object. C) Indirect Object. D) Predicate Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 57. Identify the subject complement in the sentence:'The pizza smells amazing.' A) Amazing. B) Smells. C) The. D) Pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amazing. 58. Identify the subject complement. The goal of the project is innovation. A) Goal. B) Project. C) Is. D) Innovation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Innovation. 59. What is the subject complement in this sentence? "The soup tastes delicious." A) Tastes. B) Soup. C) Delicious. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Delicious. 60. Choose the correct subject pronouns to complete the sentence:(He and she, Him and her) ruled Russia before the Revolution. A) He and she. B) He and her. C) Him and her. D) Him and she. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He and she. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSubject Complements Quiz 2Subject Complements Quiz 3Subject Complements Quiz 4Subject Complements Quiz 5Subject Complements Quiz 6Subject Complements Quiz 7Adverbial Fronting With Inversion QuizAgreement Rules Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books